The Neverending Story Gets A 21st Century Makeover

As wonderful as it is, as timeless as it threatens to be, The Neverending Story is still very much a product of the 1980s. So let's take a moment to imagine what it might have looked like if it had been made in 2014, instead of 1984.

These aren't from an official project; just a casual reimagining from a fan. Some changes are only minimal, while others are a little more drastic. Weird seeing Falcor with working legs, for instance.

These explorations are the work of Nicolas Francoeur, who is an artist at Eidos Montreal, the studio behind games like Deus Ex and the upcoming Thief reboot.

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Comments

That sounds just awful, no disrespect to the guy he has made some great movies but when he tried to do "The Last Airbender" it really sucked. Actually his later movies just got worse with being too predictable.

I thought my deepest fear had come true, that the Never Ending Story was being remade/rebooted. I was ready for it to star the hottest young actors able to pack a cinema, a dark and gritty vibe with a hip attitude (sorry: tude), dub step, funny one liners, and zero heart and soul.

So let’s take a moment to imagine what it might have looked like if it had been made in 2014, instead of 1984.

Why not wait until 2015 when the remake is due and see then? None of them will likely look as good as these do given it's going to be a half arsed remake anyhow with none of the spirit of the original...